Tsumugi and Suguru prepare to celebrate the end of the New Year with a party of mochi. Suguru is worried that his wife has given birth to a baby boy, but Suguru assures him that it is not a serious condition and that he will be fine. He invites Suguru to sit down and eat lunch with him. He tells Suguru that he has bought too much mochi for his wife, and that she is happy that she has seen the success of the party. He asks Suguru if he can watch him while they prepare the mochi, so they can boil it and rinse and strain it again. They plan to have a party any time Suguru can watch them, so Suguru promises to help them. He has been trying hard to keep the mochi together all the time, but when Suguru's wife went away, everything was the same. She has not come back, and she doesn't even have a little sister, Suguru says. He says that he is a man, but he is good at cooking, and they can slice the green onions and en mushoki together to make the filling. They eat the meat and the miso mochi, which is flavored with soy sauce and mirin, and then they boil it. They say that eating the mochi makes them strong